BALTIMORE — On a night in which Boston didn't score a run and plummeted into last place in the AL East, there was reason for optimism in Red Sox Nation.
Rookie Eduardo Rodriguez turned in another sharp performance, one that made a 1-0 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night far easier to swallow.
Rodriguez allowed three hits and three walks over six shutout innings. The former Orioles prospect was vying to become the first left-hander since Kazuhisa Ishii of the Dodgers in 2002 to win his first three major league appearances.
"Through three starts, we're looking at a pretty special young man," Red Sox manager John Farrell said.